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The best-connected bankers in town combine heartfelt community involvement with hard-headed pragmatism about the importance of personal relationships when doing business. American Banker Magazine Editor Heather Landy discusses what others can learn from their examples.

Tim Pawlenty, the CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been forging a "constructive" relationship with the banking industry, especially as it dealt with qualified mortgage and remittance rules.

Risks posed by the shadow banking system, the need for regulators to work through disagreements and housing reform were among the key concerns among top financial policymakers gathered at the Federal Reserve's annual conference in Chicago last week.

The Treasury Department has moved to rein in Mt. Gox, the world’s largest exchange for the all-digital currency Bitcoin. The move raises the specter that the government is intent on eliminating anonymous Bitcoin transactions, which could dramatically reduce the currency’s allure to many users.

Authentication and other bank securities technologies are a major focus at Finovate's Spring conference, reflecting the industry's strong demand for improved safeguards. Technology Reporter Sean Sposito reports from San Francisco.

A media frenzy has erupted around an upcoming vote by JPMorgan Chase shareholders over whether Jamie Dimon should be permitted to retain the joint titles of chairman and chief executive officer. The controversy comes at a time when the bank is recording record profits. But it also faces risk management, legal and regulatory challenges, as well as top-level departures, that raise serious questions about the soundness of its board oversight and leadership. American Banker editors discuss the stakes for JPMorgan Chase’s leader and his shareholders.

"Operations Risk" has become a popular topic lately among bankers, regulators and consultants with services to sell. American Banker editors discuss whether the discipline is anything more than a repackaging of mainstream management and whether it could end up doing more harm than good.Related article: Bankers, Regulators Embrace Fuzzy Science of Ops Risk